Change the prerequisites for Overwhelming Critical.

[Certon]

As it stands, to increase your ranged critical multiplier by 1, you have to take two melee feats. I find this counterproductive.

How about requiring Improved Critical and Weapon Focus instead? Or at least as an alternative for ranged combat.

[Miow]

The ranged build i'm currently leveling will be using OC but it will also be able to make use of the cleaves for it's melee portion of the build too. That said if they supposedly made this change then people will be asking for more changes similar but in respect to other abilities and builds, this could possibly cause confusion and delay in fixing and keeping EDnys bug free.

[Certon]

I still don't understand why a feat starved class would want to waste two melee feats if they are ranged-specced. Overwhelming Critical should at least be broken down into two feats, one for ranged and one for melee, with different prerequisites, or have two paths to gain it, one via melee feats and one via ranged feats...

[redspecter23]

I still don't understand why a feat starved class would want to waste two melee feats if they are ranged-specced. Overwhelming Critical should at least be broken down into two feats, one for ranged and one for melee, with different prerequisites, or have two paths to gain it, one via melee feats and one via ranged feats...

I think overwhelming critical is fine as it is. The problem, as you mention, is that there is no ranged variation or any comparable epic feat for ranged at all. I'm hoping that the epic feat list is a work in progress and that a 2wf and ranged "uber" feat like overwhelming critical is coming soon. Though 2wf and ranged both technically have access to overwhelming critical, it does feel as though it is a 2hf feat mostly. The prerequisites, while amazing on a thf toon, are lackluster or useless on a 2wf or ranged toon who specializes in their preferred attack style. This creates a higher effective cost for toons that can't make the most of the cleaves, therefore making the feat less viable.

[Ape_Man]

I still don't understand why a feat starved class would want to waste two melee feats if they are ranged-specced. Overwhelming Critical should at least be broken down into two feats, one for ranged and one for melee, with different prerequisites, or have two paths to gain it, one via melee feats and one via ranged feats...

it's not worth it. The total DPS it adds for two feats you'll never use (the cleaves) is completely not worth it.

If you're a fighter? Sure, but it's really a waste.